Similar to A. acuaria . Shrub 1-3 m high. Branchlets 2-6 cm long with 1 elongate article; article quadrangular, 2-5 cm long, 1-1.2 mm diam., usually pubescent; phyllichnia flat or with shallow median groove; teeth 4, erect, 4.5-5.0 mm long. Male spikes 5-10 mm long, 8-10 whorls per cm; anther 1-1.4 mm long. Cones sessile or on peduncle to 5 mm long; cone body 14-25 mm long, 12-16 mm diam.; bracteole apex with small deciduous mucro, protuberance separating from bracteole body near base, extending into yellowish awn 3-7 mm long and about as long as or exceeding bracteole apex. Samara 10-11 mm long, dark brown to black.
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